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Today is cloudy and cool.
I fed the birds. I've seen a small mixed flock of sparrows and house finches.
I put out water for the birds.
EDIT 5/22/26 -- I did a bit of work around the patio.
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I fed the birds. I've seen a small mixed flock of sparrows and house finches.
I put out water for the birds.
EDIT 5/22/26 -- I did a bit of work around the patio.
EDIT 5/22/26 -- I filled in the two big pots. I added 4 assorted coleus and 1 dusty miller to the grape pot. I didn't have time to pick up a white trailing filler like sweet alyssum this time, but the pot still looks pretty good and will look better once the small coleus grow out some. I added 2 blue lobelias and 1 dusty miller to the blue pot.
This would've been a lot easier if I could've bought everything for those pots at the same time, but it was a case of one place having nice accents but no fillers vs. other places having affordable fillers but not nice accents. *sigh* The lack of widely available fillers is a serious pain in the ass. I use those to unify the diverse plantings: dusty miller, white or colored alyssum, white or blue lobelia.
So I've got 6 dusty millers and 6 blue lobelias to mix and match with other things or find somewhere else to put. I've got 4 coleus left, which will make one or two pots depending on size. Progress! Finishing those two big pots was my top priority for today. \o/
Also I'm really loving the <a href="https://www.danzigeronline.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/Scaevola-Blessing-2024.pdf">fan flower</a> I tried new this year. It looks like half a flower with petals on only one side, and makes a great component in a mixed pot. It came in multiple colors; I got a white one. It's in a pot with a new spreading yellow thing that's also new, and a yellow-and-white <a href="https://www.sedanfloral.com/_ccLib/image/plants/PDF-600.pdf">nemesia</a>. Nemesia is beautiful and comes in many colors, but it's a bit delicate and has died on me in the past. The ones I got this year are thriving though. These are all things I bought in individual pots. If I could get them in 4-packs, I could do more with them, but the higher price of individual pots limits what I can do.
I've seen a male cardinal at the hopper feeder.
EDIT 5/22/26 -- I potted up the remaining coleus in two medium pots, each with 2 coleus and 1 dusty miller. Those look pretty good.
EDIT 5/22/26 -- I planted 2 blue lobelias and 1 white impatien in the rain garden. I potted up the rest of the impatiens in two pots with a dusty miller each.
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Today is cloudy and cool.
I fed the birds. I've seen a small mixed flock of sparrows and house finches.
I put out water for the birds.
EDIT 5/22/26 -- I did a bit of work around the patio.
EDIT 5/22/26 -- I filled in the two big pots. I added 4 assorted coleus and 1 dusty miller to the grape pot. I didn't have time to pick up a white trailing filler like sweet alyssum this time, but the pot still looks pretty good and will look better once the small coleus grow out some. I added 2 blue lobelias and 1 dusty miller to the blue pot.
This would've been a lot easier if I could've bought everything for those pots at the same time, but it was a case of one place having nice accents but no fillers vs. other places having affordable fillers but not nice accents. *sigh* The lack of widely available fillers is a serious pain in the ass. I use those to unify the diverse plantings: dusty miller, white or colored alyssum, white or blue lobelia.
So I've got 6 dusty millers and 6 blue lobelias to mix and match with other things or find somewhere else to put. I've got 4 coleus left, which will make one or two pots depending on size. Progress! Finishing those two big pots was my top priority for today. \o/
Also I'm really loving the fan flower I tried new this year. It looks like half a flower with petals on only one side, and makes a great component in a mixed pot. It came in multiple colors; I got a white one. It's in a pot with a new spreading yellow thing that's also new, and a yellow-and-white nemesia. Nemesia is beautiful and comes in many colors, but it's a bit delicate and has died on me in the past. The ones I got this year are thriving though. These are all things I bought in individual pots. If I could get them in 4-packs, I could do more with them, but the higher price of individual pots limits what I can do.
I've seen a male cardinal at the hopper feeder.
EDIT 5/22/26 -- I potted up the remaining coleus in two medium pots, each with 2 coleus and 1 dusty miller. Those look pretty good.
EDIT 5/22/26 -- I planted 2 blue lobelias and 1 white impatien in the rain garden. I potted up the rest of the impatiens in two pots with a dusty miller each.
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I fed the birds. I've seen a small mixed flock of sparrows and house finches.
I put out water for the birds.
EDIT 5/22/26 -- I did a bit of work around the patio.
EDIT 5/22/26 -- I filled in the two big pots. I added 4 assorted coleus and 1 dusty miller to the grape pot. I didn't have time to pick up a white trailing filler like sweet alyssum this time, but the pot still looks pretty good and will look better once the small coleus grow out some. I added 2 blue lobelias and 1 dusty miller to the blue pot.
This would've been a lot easier if I could've bought everything for those pots at the same time, but it was a case of one place having nice accents but no fillers vs. other places having affordable fillers but not nice accents. *sigh* The lack of widely available fillers is a serious pain in the ass. I use those to unify the diverse plantings: dusty miller, white or colored alyssum, white or blue lobelia.
So I've got 6 dusty millers and 6 blue lobelias to mix and match with other things or find somewhere else to put. I've got 4 coleus left, which will make one or two pots depending on size. Progress! Finishing those two big pots was my top priority for today. \o/
Also I'm really loving the fan flower I tried new this year. It looks like half a flower with petals on only one side, and makes a great component in a mixed pot. It came in multiple colors; I got a white one. It's in a pot with a new spreading yellow thing that's also new, and a yellow-and-white nemesia. Nemesia is beautiful and comes in many colors, but it's a bit delicate and has died on me in the past. The ones I got this year are thriving though. These are all things I bought in individual pots. If I could get them in 4-packs, I could do more with them, but the higher price of individual pots limits what I can do.
I've seen a male cardinal at the hopper feeder.
EDIT 5/22/26 -- I potted up the remaining coleus in two medium pots, each with 2 coleus and 1 dusty miller. Those look pretty good.
EDIT 5/22/26 -- I planted 2 blue lobelias and 1 white impatien in the rain garden. I potted up the rest of the impatiens in two pots with a dusty miller each.
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Three of the four gardens I visited this week had displays of Geums - gorgeous orange flowers hovering above the earth. I am a Geum convert.
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I finally came to the conclusion that my non-thong flip flops were causing the nerve issues in my foot. I stopped wearing them about a week ago and have not had a single nerve twinge. BUT, they are wonderful for to and from the pool each morning and not bad for around the house. And mostly they offer perfect foamy arch support which make even my legs feel better. I have not had a thong between my toes for a hundred years so my toes are not trained or callused. But, they can learn. I know they can. So I got them a pair of thonged flip flops with amazing arch support.
I wore them a little yesterday and to the pool and back today. My toes are not thrilled but also are not ready to revolt. The current plan is to give them some gradual flip flop time. They do feel fabulous on my feet other than the toes.
I have an increasing list of errands to run in town but none are critical and I probably won't go today. The Mariners game is at 4. I ordered beef stroganoff for dinner to be picked up at 3. The menus for next week came out today and they are very meh. Their strog is usually decent and one serving is about 4 dinners. It also freezes, thaws and reheats well. And they are also having a big Memorial Day buffet on Monday. For some reason, their Memorial Day meals are the best of all their holiday meals. So that's my meal plan for next week. Doesn't take much these days.
My Mom spent her entire life trying to lose weight. She was never obese. She was short but probably topped out at 175 when she was pregnant. She was always trying to lose 20 to 30 pounds. Always. And she tried everything - everything legal and somethings not so legal. She never ate a single calorie that she didn't count and log. A GLP-1 would have changed her life. I think about that a lot. And am even more grateful.
I wore them a little yesterday and to the pool and back today. My toes are not thrilled but also are not ready to revolt. The current plan is to give them some gradual flip flop time. They do feel fabulous on my feet other than the toes.
I have an increasing list of errands to run in town but none are critical and I probably won't go today. The Mariners game is at 4. I ordered beef stroganoff for dinner to be picked up at 3. The menus for next week came out today and they are very meh. Their strog is usually decent and one serving is about 4 dinners. It also freezes, thaws and reheats well. And they are also having a big Memorial Day buffet on Monday. For some reason, their Memorial Day meals are the best of all their holiday meals. So that's my meal plan for next week. Doesn't take much these days.
My Mom spent her entire life trying to lose weight. She was never obese. She was short but probably topped out at 175 when she was pregnant. She was always trying to lose 20 to 30 pounds. Always. And she tried everything - everything legal and somethings not so legal. She never ate a single calorie that she didn't count and log. A GLP-1 would have changed her life. I think about that a lot. And am even more grateful.
Rainy. Many times when she first wakes up from sleeping on her back her ears stay up for a while afterwards. I think it's so odd looking and cute - have to take a pic.
I don't have much time to write this morning. I'm heading out soon with Jan to go to Paint and Sip. Here's a few pictures from a walk Dave and I took down back last evening with the dogs. Pictures of backlit leaves, the lake and dame's rockets in the woods: ( Read more... )
How to weave an obelisk with Dave Jackson The Stick Smith
Dave Jackson a.k.a. The Stick Smith teaches how to weave a willow obelisk, for climbing plants; be they peas, sweet peas, runner beans, jasmine, etc.
This is a very sophisticated weaving method. It's not so much difficult as it is particular. Following these steps will give you a very consistent and durable structure. However, you could just as well make the basket ribs and do a simple over-and-under weave that would suffice for many garden purposes.
Weaving is a garden craft that lets you make many useful things. It also lets you obtain more yield from your permaculture or other garden. Many types of willow can give you a near-endless supply of excellent weaving materials. So will bushy dogwoods, hazels, and some types of maple. You can use these whips to make baskets, mats, obelisks, fences, and more depending on how thick you let them grow before harvest. Coppicing is the technique of cutting back a bush or tree so it sends up new shoots. You can do this for many years with the same plant.
Dave Jackson a.k.a. The Stick Smith teaches how to weave a willow obelisk, for climbing plants; be they peas, sweet peas, runner beans, jasmine, etc.
This is a very sophisticated weaving method. It's not so much difficult as it is particular. Following these steps will give you a very consistent and durable structure. However, you could just as well make the basket ribs and do a simple over-and-under weave that would suffice for many garden purposes.
Weaving is a garden craft that lets you make many useful things. It also lets you obtain more yield from your permaculture or other garden. Many types of willow can give you a near-endless supply of excellent weaving materials. So will bushy dogwoods, hazels, and some types of maple. You can use these whips to make baskets, mats, obelisks, fences, and more depending on how thick you let them grow before harvest. Coppicing is the technique of cutting back a bush or tree so it sends up new shoots. You can do this for many years with the same plant.
How to weave an obelisk with Dave Jackson The Stick Smith
Dave Jackson a.k.a. The Stick Smith teaches how to weave a willow obelisk, for climbing plants; be they peas, sweet peas, runner beans, jasmine, etc.
This is a very sophisticated weaving method. It's not so much difficult as it is particular. Following these steps will give you a very consistent and durable structure. However, you could just as well make the basket ribs and do a simple over-and-under weave that would suffice for many garden purposes.
Weaving is a garden craft that lets you make many useful things. It also lets you obtain more yield from your permaculture or other garden. Many types of willow can give you a near-endless supply of excellent weaving materials. So will bushy dogwoods, hazels, and some types of maple. You can use these whips to make baskets, mats, obelisks, fences, and more depending on how thick you let them grow before harvest. Coppicing is the technique of cutting back a bush or tree so it sends up new shoots. You can do this for many years with the same plant.
Dave Jackson a.k.a. The Stick Smith teaches how to weave a willow obelisk, for climbing plants; be they peas, sweet peas, runner beans, jasmine, etc.
This is a very sophisticated weaving method. It's not so much difficult as it is particular. Following these steps will give you a very consistent and durable structure. However, you could just as well make the basket ribs and do a simple over-and-under weave that would suffice for many garden purposes.
Weaving is a garden craft that lets you make many useful things. It also lets you obtain more yield from your permaculture or other garden. Many types of willow can give you a near-endless supply of excellent weaving materials. So will bushy dogwoods, hazels, and some types of maple. You can use these whips to make baskets, mats, obelisks, fences, and more depending on how thick you let them grow before harvest. Coppicing is the technique of cutting back a bush or tree so it sends up new shoots. You can do this for many years with the same plant.
Humans have a seventh sense called 'remote touch' that allows us to detect objects without physical contact, according to scientists
Scientists believe that humans have a hidden sense of touch, called “remote touch,” that extends beyond the nerves in our fingertips.
In new experiments, volunteers detected objects buried in sand without making contact – successfully identifying hidden cubes with about 70 percent accuracy.
The discovery suggests that people can perceive faint pressure ripples in loose materials, much like certain shorebirds that sense prey beneath wet sand.
Interesting but not new. Some professions rely on extremely sensitive touch, including remote touch, and have all along. People with mystical abilities commonly sweep a hand above an object to read its energy field. Far more people can feel mystical energy than actually see it -- a sense of heat, cold, pressure, or tingling similar to electricity.
Scientists believe that humans have a hidden sense of touch, called “remote touch,” that extends beyond the nerves in our fingertips.
In new experiments, volunteers detected objects buried in sand without making contact – successfully identifying hidden cubes with about 70 percent accuracy.
The discovery suggests that people can perceive faint pressure ripples in loose materials, much like certain shorebirds that sense prey beneath wet sand.
Interesting but not new. Some professions rely on extremely sensitive touch, including remote touch, and have all along. People with mystical abilities commonly sweep a hand above an object to read its energy field. Far more people can feel mystical energy than actually see it -- a sense of heat, cold, pressure, or tingling similar to electricity.
Discovery overturns long-held assumptions about Earth's earliest complex lifeforms
Life on Earth became complex very slowly. Before forests, fish, or dinosaurs existed, tiny cells called eukaryotes appeared. These cells later gave rise to plants, animals, and fungi.
Scientists have long wondered where these early cells lived. A new study from Australia suggests they remained near the seafloor in oxygen-rich waters rather than floating near the ocean surface.
Note that this means "complex single-celled organisms" not "complex multicelled organisms." The eukaryotes did eventually expand into larger creatures, and this does show some of the background behind clusters like the Ediacaran biota.
Life on Earth became complex very slowly. Before forests, fish, or dinosaurs existed, tiny cells called eukaryotes appeared. These cells later gave rise to plants, animals, and fungi.
Scientists have long wondered where these early cells lived. A new study from Australia suggests they remained near the seafloor in oxygen-rich waters rather than floating near the ocean surface.
Note that this means "complex single-celled organisms" not "complex multicelled organisms." The eukaryotes did eventually expand into larger creatures, and this does show some of the background behind clusters like the Ediacaran biota.
Woods Spirit.
Watching Carol & the End of the World. It's good. I'm on the next to the last episode. The whole earth and all life being destroyed in an instant is actually a comforting way to go I think. It leaves no one behind to grieve or struggle.
It turned out to be a nice day. Only 65F and sunny. Time to take the dogs for a walk while there's still light.
I stumbled across this post:
Essential Tips for Budget-Friendly House Construction in Pakistan
Building a dream house is a major milestone, but managing the construction cost in Pakistan can be highly challenging due to fluctuating material prices. Whether you are building a 5-marla or a 10-marla house, careful planning is the key to avoiding unnecessary expenses and staying within your budget.
So of course I got curious and had to look up what a "marla" was:
The Real Estate Puzzle: Understanding Marla Sizes in Pakistan
In the intricate world of Pakistan’s real estate, few things cause as much confusion for new investors as the “Marla.” It is a term deeply rooted in the history of the subcontinent, yet its definition seems to shift depending on where you stand.
You might buy a plot believing you own a specific amount of land, only to find the calculations don’t match your expectations.
Why is a Marla 272 square feet in one area and 225 square feet in another? Is it a scam, or is there a method to the madness?
It's fascinating to see how units of measurement relate to things that people consider important, which vary in different cultures. Add colonialism and that just complicates it further. But it's fascinating to explore.
Essential Tips for Budget-Friendly House Construction in Pakistan
Building a dream house is a major milestone, but managing the construction cost in Pakistan can be highly challenging due to fluctuating material prices. Whether you are building a 5-marla or a 10-marla house, careful planning is the key to avoiding unnecessary expenses and staying within your budget.
So of course I got curious and had to look up what a "marla" was:
The Real Estate Puzzle: Understanding Marla Sizes in Pakistan
In the intricate world of Pakistan’s real estate, few things cause as much confusion for new investors as the “Marla.” It is a term deeply rooted in the history of the subcontinent, yet its definition seems to shift depending on where you stand.
You might buy a plot believing you own a specific amount of land, only to find the calculations don’t match your expectations.
Why is a Marla 272 square feet in one area and 225 square feet in another? Is it a scam, or is there a method to the madness?
It's fascinating to see how units of measurement relate to things that people consider important, which vary in different cultures. Add colonialism and that just complicates it further. But it's fascinating to explore.
The mail came and I got the dets. But, the big one is: "This infraction will not be a part of your driving record and will be processed as a parking violation."
I can live with that. It's not my first parking violation so no record broken.
It also does say that I was speeding in a school zone. Doing 27 in a 20 mile an hour zone BUT the photograph shows I had literally just passed the Entering School Zone sign. If I had been driving an SUV, my car would not even fully be in that zone yet. Nits. But, whatever.
I have to pay the fine by 6/17. It will probably take me that long to find my checkbook, envelope and a stamp.
I can live with that. It's not my first parking violation so no record broken.
It also does say that I was speeding in a school zone. Doing 27 in a 20 mile an hour zone BUT the photograph shows I had literally just passed the Entering School Zone sign. If I had been driving an SUV, my car would not even fully be in that zone yet. Nits. But, whatever.
I have to pay the fine by 6/17. It will probably take me that long to find my checkbook, envelope and a stamp.
This year I'm doing Community Thursdays. Some of my activity will involve maintaining communities I run, and my favorites. Some will involve checking my list of subscriptions and posting in lower-traffic ones. Today I have interacted with the following communities...
* Posted "Friending Meme" in![[community profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/community.png)
newcomers.
* Posted "Birdfeeding" onbirdfeeding.
* Commented on "Just One Thing" (Wednesday) inawesomeers.
* Commented on "Check-In Post - May 21st 2026" inget_knitted.
* Commented on "Just One Thing" (Thursday) inawesomeers.
* Posted "Friending Meme" in
newcomers.* Posted "Birdfeeding" on
birdfeeding.* Commented on "Just One Thing" (Wednesday) in
awesomeers.* Commented on "Check-In Post - May 21st 2026" in
get_knitted.* Commented on "Just One Thing" (Thursday) in
awesomeers.Today is cloudy, breezy, and cool.
I fed the birds. I've seen a few sparrows and house finches.
I put out water for the birds.
EDIT 5/21/26 -- I did a bit of work around the patio.
EDIT 5/21/26 -- I started cleaning up the goddess garden. I got about halfway around the outside, trimming grass around it and digging out weeds. Setting up this garden is today's main project. I need to finish the cleaning, reinstall the statue, and put in the new plants.
EDIT 5/21/26 -- I finished going around the outside of the goddess garden.
I've seen a male and and a female cardinal separately.
EDIT 5/21/26 -- I started working on the inside of the goddess garden.
EDIT 5/21/26 -- I finished weeding the inside of the goddess garden. Progress!
EDIT 5/21/26 -- I reinstalled the garden goddess in the center, then backfilled with a little compost. This is a ceramic statue of a woman's head and shoulders that I put out during the warm season, then bring indoors for winter.
EDIT 5/21/26 -- I planted two golden lemon thyme and one English thyme toward the front of the goddess garden. There is a little bit of surviving mother-of-thyme on each side. That leaves the back bare of thyme, but I may figure out a solution for that later.
EDIT 5/21/26 -- I planted 8 hot pink moss roses and 8 pale yellow moss roses in the goddess garden. I still want to go back and add more compost around things to make sure it's all covered.
EDIT 5/21/26 -- I topped off the goddess garden with compost, then watered the whole thing. Today's main project is done! \o/
EDIT 5/21/26 -- I planted 8 dianthus of assorted colors along the edge of the north notch in the prairie garden.
EDIT 5/21/26 -- I planted the Riddell's goldenrod in the prairie garden, along the south side of the east-west strip.
EDIT 5/21/26 -- I did more work around the patio.
I am done for the night.
I fed the birds. I've seen a few sparrows and house finches.
I put out water for the birds.
EDIT 5/21/26 -- I did a bit of work around the patio.
EDIT 5/21/26 -- I started cleaning up the goddess garden. I got about halfway around the outside, trimming grass around it and digging out weeds. Setting up this garden is today's main project. I need to finish the cleaning, reinstall the statue, and put in the new plants.
EDIT 5/21/26 -- I finished going around the outside of the goddess garden.
I've seen a male and and a female cardinal separately.
EDIT 5/21/26 -- I started working on the inside of the goddess garden.
EDIT 5/21/26 -- I finished weeding the inside of the goddess garden. Progress!
EDIT 5/21/26 -- I reinstalled the garden goddess in the center, then backfilled with a little compost. This is a ceramic statue of a woman's head and shoulders that I put out during the warm season, then bring indoors for winter.
EDIT 5/21/26 -- I planted two golden lemon thyme and one English thyme toward the front of the goddess garden. There is a little bit of surviving mother-of-thyme on each side. That leaves the back bare of thyme, but I may figure out a solution for that later.
EDIT 5/21/26 -- I planted 8 hot pink moss roses and 8 pale yellow moss roses in the goddess garden. I still want to go back and add more compost around things to make sure it's all covered.
EDIT 5/21/26 -- I topped off the goddess garden with compost, then watered the whole thing. Today's main project is done! \o/
EDIT 5/21/26 -- I planted 8 dianthus of assorted colors along the edge of the north notch in the prairie garden.
EDIT 5/21/26 -- I planted the Riddell's goldenrod in the prairie garden, along the south side of the east-west strip.
EDIT 5/21/26 -- I did more work around the patio.
I am done for the night.
Today is cloudy, breezy, and cool.
I fed the birds. I've seen a few sparrows and house finches.
I put out water for the birds.
EDIT 5/21/26 -- I did a bit of work around the patio.
EDIT 5/21/26 -- I started cleaning up the goddess garden. I got about halfway around the outside, trimming grass around it and digging out weeds. Setting up this garden is today's main project. I need to finish the cleaning, reinstall the statue, and put in the new plants.
EDIT 5/21/26 -- I finished going around the outside of the goddess garden.
I've seen a male and and a female cardinal separately.
EDIT 5/21/26 -- I started working on the inside of the goddess garden.
EDIT 5/21/26 -- I finished weeding the inside of the goddess garden. Progress!
EDIT 5/21/26 -- I reinstalled the garden goddess in the center, then backfilled with a little compost. This is a ceramic statue of a woman's head and shoulders that I put out during the warm season, then bring indoors for winter.
EDIT 5/21/26 -- I planted two golden lemon thyme and one English thyme toward the front of the goddess garden. There is a little bit of surviving mother-of-thyme on each side. That leaves the back bare of thyme, but I may figure out a solution for that later.
EDIT 5/21/26 -- I planted 8 hot pink moss roses and 8 pale yellow moss roses in the goddess garden. I still want to go back and add more compost around things to make sure it's all covered.
EDIT 5/21/26 -- I topped off the goddess garden with compost, then watered the whole thing. Today's main project is done! \o/
EDIT 5/21/26 -- I planted 8 dianthus of assorted colors along the edge of the north notch in the prairie garden.
EDIT 5/21/26 -- I planted the Riddell's goldenrod in the prairie garden, along the south side of the east-west strip.
EDIT 5/21/26 -- I did more work around the patio.
I am done for the night.
I fed the birds. I've seen a few sparrows and house finches.
I put out water for the birds.
EDIT 5/21/26 -- I did a bit of work around the patio.
EDIT 5/21/26 -- I started cleaning up the goddess garden. I got about halfway around the outside, trimming grass around it and digging out weeds. Setting up this garden is today's main project. I need to finish the cleaning, reinstall the statue, and put in the new plants.
EDIT 5/21/26 -- I finished going around the outside of the goddess garden.
I've seen a male and and a female cardinal separately.
EDIT 5/21/26 -- I started working on the inside of the goddess garden.
EDIT 5/21/26 -- I finished weeding the inside of the goddess garden. Progress!
EDIT 5/21/26 -- I reinstalled the garden goddess in the center, then backfilled with a little compost. This is a ceramic statue of a woman's head and shoulders that I put out during the warm season, then bring indoors for winter.
EDIT 5/21/26 -- I planted two golden lemon thyme and one English thyme toward the front of the goddess garden. There is a little bit of surviving mother-of-thyme on each side. That leaves the back bare of thyme, but I may figure out a solution for that later.
EDIT 5/21/26 -- I planted 8 hot pink moss roses and 8 pale yellow moss roses in the goddess garden. I still want to go back and add more compost around things to make sure it's all covered.
EDIT 5/21/26 -- I topped off the goddess garden with compost, then watered the whole thing. Today's main project is done! \o/
EDIT 5/21/26 -- I planted 8 dianthus of assorted colors along the edge of the north notch in the prairie garden.
EDIT 5/21/26 -- I planted the Riddell's goldenrod in the prairie garden, along the south side of the east-west strip.
EDIT 5/21/26 -- I did more work around the patio.
I am done for the night.
I have apparently gotten my first ever traffic ticket. The email I get from USPS every morning shows there's a love letter from Issaquah traffic court that says VIOLATION! I can look up online and see that I owe them $124. (And pay by credit card will cost me $5.) I can't see anything else but I'm guessing it's a traffic camera and it's a school zone. There are a million school zones around here and I knew it was just a matter of time. Apparently now is the time. I can get the details from the Washington State Court System online but they pissed me off. You have to go through this labyrinth and hit 'I agree' about 4 thousand times and then wait for the world's longest download and only THEN do they tell you that it will cost $1. NOPE. Had you told me ahead of time, and/or your system didn't smell of the 90's, maybe. But, as you can see by the violation, I treasure speed.
I am more than a little pissed off about the blemish on my spotless record of 71 years but whatever. (yeah,yeah, I shudda thot of that when I went 21 in a 20 mile an hour zone!)
I have to wait for the mail to get here to get any more details.
No baseball today. I have one more episode of Ripple (Netflix). I really want to know what happens to the characters but then I don't want it to be the last I see of them. It's like getting to the end of a very good book.
Julio has taken to sleeping with me even without Biggie. He snuggles up really close to my butt or knees. When I get up to pee, he sometimes wakes up, sits up and waits for me to get back into sleeping position and then snuggles back in. Sometimes he doesn't even wake up. It's really adorable. But when we are both awake, he still runs from me. I think in another few years, he may snuggle when we are awake. He turns 3 in a couple of weeks.
Today was Wegovy shot number 16.
I am more than a little pissed off about the blemish on my spotless record of 71 years but whatever. (yeah,yeah, I shudda thot of that when I went 21 in a 20 mile an hour zone!)
I have to wait for the mail to get here to get any more details.
No baseball today. I have one more episode of Ripple (Netflix). I really want to know what happens to the characters but then I don't want it to be the last I see of them. It's like getting to the end of a very good book.
Julio has taken to sleeping with me even without Biggie. He snuggles up really close to my butt or knees. When I get up to pee, he sometimes wakes up, sits up and waits for me to get back into sleeping position and then snuggles back in. Sometimes he doesn't even wake up. It's really adorable. But when we are both awake, he still runs from me. I think in another few years, he may snuggle when we are awake. He turns 3 in a couple of weeks.
Today was Wegovy shot number 16.
Roses & alliums in the Rose Garden at the Secret Garden.
I've visited four gardens in the past seven days, making hay while the sun is not shining too fiercely. Looks like the temperatures will be too hot and the sun too harsh for garden photography next week.
( Yet more pictures of flowers )